serious topic, ...good

Time for a Geography lesson.

1) Ghana is a country in Africa.
2) Africa is a continent.
3) Guyana, which is pronounced "Guy-ana" not "Gee-ana" is also a country all by itself. It was also formerly known as British Guiana.
4) Guyana is in South America.
5) South America is also a continent.
6) The distance between Ghana and Guyana is approximately ~4000 miles.
7) When I say I am from "Guyana", don't correct me and say "you mean Ghana, right?". Ugh... get a freaking Atlas or something.

I am Guyanese. I don't speak Guyanese, I speak English BUT sometimes I speak Sharmelese. I am a US citizen but I was born in Guyana. Hmm, too much to explain. Well. Ok... maybe it was a rant not a lesson. Hope you have learned something. Arite then, tata. Time fuh ketch di train.

all credits goes to Sharmela G.

I once received mail meant for Ghana :

at Kitty Post Office ,  Guyana.

from England !

I know of others whom mail from Guyana ended up in Ghana :

ONLY to be " returned to sender " in Guyana 

::LOL::

let Sharmela G know that 

lmao... stop this tapic serious eh ::LOL::

Sharmela know weh French Guiana deh ?  :-\

::LOL::

na

e mail she dis an leh she know it right next to our Guyana :  ;D

                           

this lady is lost

• SHalini RAmkishun actually it doesn't bother me anymore. Even when I say I m from south America,some people still ask me if that's Kenya!  And I am serious as hell, no jokes rass!1 hr · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun I stop answering and correct them1 hr · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun As a fact, there are millions of Indian living through out Africa. So I don't blame anyone for thinking we are from Africa, the other thing is, not many people know where Guyana is, I am glad they don't know though, because for a small country consisted of  less than a million, too much corruption and it is an embarrassment to humanity.1 hr · Like
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  Sharmela SG I don't get upset that some people don't know where Guyana is. I actually don't expect them to know. I would prefer they say they don't know what Guyana is or where it is. I do get upset when they somehow think that I do not know where I am from or whe... See More 59 mins · Like
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  Sharmela SG Unfortunately, corruption exists everywhere. No country or political system is exempted from it. I think Guyana has more than it's fair share or maybe we just tend to look at Guyana through a magnifying glass at times. There are lots of beautiful thing... See More 53 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun Don't sweat the small stuff Sharmela, it's ok, I start to appreciate it when people speak different languages with me. I am not patriotic as before and don't try to illustrate where Guyana is or where is it situated or the location, I can care less . I am starting to appreciate my cultural identify.52 mins · Edited · Like
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  Sharmela SG Ha...people speak Spanish to me all the time. I am very proud of my cultural identity. I will defend it when the need arises. I am a Guyanese/West Indian/Indian/New Yorker LOL..... and more...49 mins · Edited · Like
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  Sasenarine Deonarine @ SHalini seems like you are an embarrassment to yourself,  no other national  will say what some knucklehead Guyanese will say about Guyana, SHAME,,,23 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun "Every country has corruption" if you argue that way you've missed the point...  I've been saying with a population less than 1 million, the level of poverty makes deep cuts in one's mind.17 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun ez yuh noise pig !16 mins · Like
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  Sharmela SG Seriously? If we are going to discuss population with regards to poverty and political corruption, then we must take that discussion elsewhere as this post was not intended for that. You missed the point of the post as well.12 mins · Like
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  Sharmela SG No reason for name calling. We have different opinions. We can agree to disagree. Peace!10 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun just a quick question actually why do you think people don't care  to know where Guyana is located/situated, even if you tell them 100 hundred times??9 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun seriously, I don't think people are that ignorant to speak Spanish with you, when they fully know that throughout south America Spanish is the predominated  language. AND you fully look South Indian.4 mins · Like
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  Sharmela SG People who don't care to know or don't really want to know; their judgment or assumption about where people (we) came from is based on physical features.4 mins · Like
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  Sharmela SG Actually they do, and I do answer people in Spanish as much as I can especially when they are asking for directions. This happens mostly when I wear my hair pulled back in a ponytail.2 mins · Like
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  SHalini RAmkishun Not doubting you girl, just trying to make sense of what you are saying.Just now · Like